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To: LindyBill who wrote (37646)	4/3/2004 10:36:05 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

The problem with it criticising it, of course, is that you get into a technical argument about the various "standards" used in figuring pollution from the plants, and the slant of the author about what went on. I couldn't begin to weigh in on the former, but, re the latter, that's pretty much my recollection of what went on. In those areas where I had a close enough opportunity to observe, he's right on.

To: LindyBill who wrote (37646)	4/3/2004 5:59:36 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793897

<<The result of all this regulation, of course, is that no one builds power plants or refineries where and when they are needed. >> I read a short course about this in the local paper. The old regulation was if a plant had 3 boilers and one was in bad shape, the power producers had to upgrade the other two before they could replace the bad boiler. That left a lot of bad boilers in operation. New plan is it's ok just to replace the worst boiler. That's going to make the air a lot better. Of course it's a Bush plan so the left is against it. I even got a call from Audubon about it. That's the end of me belonging to Audubon. BTW, my electric co-op bought a coal field and are building a plant there. Rates have hit hit 12 cents per KWH but should drop to 4 cents per KWH. The pollution will be less than 2020 standards. Thanks to the Bush energy program.